BATON ROUGE, La. – Head coach Beth Torina and the LSU softball program announced the addition of Sahvanna Jaquish as the volunteer assistant coach Thursday afternoon.
“We are fortunate to have a player of her caliber as a part of our staff,” said Torina. “She is so bought in to what it takes to be a Tiger. She is extremely knowledgeable and has a bright future in the coaching profession.”
Jaquish is fresh off a stellar four-year career for the softball program. She became the first player in LSU history and the 33rd in the history of the award to earn All-American Honors all four years. In her senior season, she also earned NFCA Division I South Region First Team, All-SEC Second Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, was named a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 34 finalist and was a LSWA Player of the Week.
The four-time All-American finished her career as the all-time RBI leader in program history and the only player to record three seasons of 60+ RBI. She ended her career in the NCAA Top 10 in RBI.
In early January, Jaquish was one of two LSU softball players to be named to the USA National Teams. Jaquish was named to the World Championship roster, which is slated to compete at the World Cup of Softball and the 2018 Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC Women’s World Championship in August. Jaquish previously played for the Puerto Rico National Softball Team in 2014.
A four-time NFCA Division I South First Team selection, Jaquish finished the 2017 season with a team-high 13 doubles and was second on the team in total home runs with nine. She drew a team-high 62 walks, the 13th most in the nation and a single-season record for the program. Jaquish is the all-time walks leader in program history with 165.
Jaquish graduated in December of 2017 with a degree in communication and broadcast journalism.
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